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Amazon’s alleged “bruising workplace.” Walmart’s boost to its minimum wage. Google’s focus on diversity. HR topics like workplace culture, compensation, and diversity often go viral. But what about less “Hollywood” topics that are keeping HR and business leaders up at night? MORE
<www.businessinsider.com> Check out the below video from Mercer , which highlights the most expensive expatriate cities in the world. MORE
In the age of Big Data, business leaders and HR professionals are still learning to combine age-old intuition with analytics when it comes to making workforce decisions. MORE
by Lynette Silva. Image Credit: OstrichPillow.com. Recognize This!—Napping Napping during the workday makes employees more alert, innovative, and happy—making your company more profitable. MORE
It's the classic Catch 22. We know we shouldn't simply make the best widget maker the best widget maker manager, but. We have nothing else to base on decisions on who gets promoted to manager other than. Functional Area Expertise. MORE
I feel very fortunate that I learned about public speaking early in life. One of my first jobs was being a tour guide at an aquatic marine life theme park who has an Orcinus orca as their mascot. (I’ll I’ll let you guess which one!) While I didn’t realize it at the time, the experience was priceless. MORE
Guest post by Saxons Group. The next generation in recruitment software promises to make life easier for human resources staff and professional recruiters, while also presenting a distinct advantage. Visit site for full story. Uncategorized TriNet Hire MORE
More media outlets exist today than ever before. A generation ago, most people got their current events from relatively few sources: periodicals, broadcast news, and, quite literally, the water cooler. MORE
m a sponsored blog partner with Spherion (a staffing and recruiting organization) and am participating in the release of findings from Spherion’s Emerging Workforce® Study (EWS). All opinions are mine. When are employees ready to step into leadership roles? MORE
<lifehacker.com> …Okay, so you may recall that last week I wrote a post about how employers could give employees a huge leg up on retirement savings by tweaking their plan rules to allow them to put after-tax monies into their 401(k). MORE
We’ve written about notice periods and final paychecks before on HR Bartender. You can find those posts here , here and here. Today’s reader question puts the two of them together in an interesting twist. MORE
Employees make mistakes all the time. Whether it’s a failure to document something, CCing the wrong person in an email thread, or any of the several other legal mistakes that can cost your company; employees always seem to be between one mistake and the next. But how do these mistakes happen? MORE
Here's a telling question: Do you believe HR is more than just a cost center? In order to transform HR into a strategic arm of an organization, executives and HR leaders alike need to see talent management as part of the business strategy, not just an overhead department. MORE
Bartender and I just returned from our annual strategy session. Every year we take a little time off during the summer to plan for the next twelve months. We talk about our company, ITM Group , the blog and goals. MORE
…Taking a break from benefits/rewards today to share the below infographic highlighting the differences between career progression in the past and career progression today. Do you agree with the assessment? As always, if you like what you see then follow Right Management on Twitter here. MORE
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( Editor ’s Note: Today’s post is an excerpt from my book, “ Essential Meeting Blueprints for Managers.” The book is available on Amazon in hard copy and Kindle , in the iTunes store, and directly from the publisher.”. Yes, it’s true. The meeting after the meeting does exist. MORE
Hasty communication can break relationships and ruin careers. Too often we write an email or send a text without double-checking the content or being mindful of the tone of the message. We have no idea how that message will get interpreted. MORE
This article is the second in a three-part series on the EEO-1 Report and EEOC Compliance The EEO-1 Report is serious business for companies who are required to file by the Equal Employment. Visit site for full story. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEO-1 Report MORE
Even if video interviews make your hiring process go much more smoothly, you still need to interview at your best or risk losing interested candidates. Video interviews don’t improve your interviewing skills , they are simply a medium to easily conduct otherwise costly or difficult interviews. MORE
<www.linkedin.com> …So this evening I read another great white paper from Aon Hewitt on retiree lump sum windows. MORE
That isn't a "gotcha" question. It's simply a direct one. Regardless of the job title, if we're responsible for how other people perform then we're responsible for how they learn to perform even better. MORE
Attention, HR leaders: Going mobile no longer puts your company ahead of the curve. MORE
Managing a learning program for a dispersed workforce carries unique challenges—with employees across different schedules and devices, fostering collaboration and ensuring accountability is difficult. General content is too vague, and highly individualized programs are tough to scale. MORE
As HR is increasing its presence as a strategic part of the business, key performance indicators, or KPIs, are becoming a key part of the language for discussing how it is actually performing. MORE
HR Bartender
AUGUST 25, 2015
I feel very fortunate that I learned about public speaking early in life. One of my first jobs was being a tour guide at an aquatic marine life theme park who has an Orcinus orca as their mascot. (I’ll I’ll let you guess which one!) While I didn’t realize it at the time, the experience was priceless.
ClearCompany HRM
AUGUST 27, 2015
Employees make mistakes all the time. Whether it’s a failure to document something, CCing the wrong person in an email thread, or any of the several other legal mistakes that can cost your company; employees always seem to be between one mistake and the next. But how do these mistakes happen?
Cornerstone On Demand
AUGUST 25, 2015
In the age of Big Data, business leaders and HR professionals are still learning to combine age-old intuition with analytics when it comes to making workforce decisions.
Trinet
AUGUST 27, 2015
Guest post by Saxons Group. The next generation in recruitment software promises to make life easier for human resources staff and professional recruiters, while also presenting a distinct advantage. Visit site for full story. Uncategorized TriNet Hire
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HR Bartender
AUGUST 27, 2015
( Editor ’s Note: Today’s post is an excerpt from my book, “ Essential Meeting Blueprints for Managers.” The book is available on Amazon in hard copy and Kindle , in the iTunes store, and directly from the publisher.”. Yes, it’s true. The meeting after the meeting does exist.
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Cornerstone On Demand
AUGUST 26, 2015
Here's a telling question: Do you believe HR is more than just a cost center? In order to transform HR into a strategic arm of an organization, executives and HR leaders alike need to see talent management as part of the business strategy, not just an overhead department.
UpstartHR
AUGUST 24, 2015
As HR is increasing its presence as a strategic part of the business, key performance indicators, or KPIs, are becoming a key part of the language for discussing how it is actually performing.
HR Bartender
AUGUST 28, 2015
Bartender and I just returned from our annual strategy session. Every year we take a little time off during the summer to plan for the next twelve months. We talk about our company, ITM Group , the blog and goals.
ClearCompany HRM
AUGUST 25, 2015
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Cornerstone On Demand
AUGUST 27, 2015
Attention, HR leaders: Going mobile no longer puts your company ahead of the curve.
Trinet
AUGUST 24, 2015
This article is the second in a three-part series on the EEO-1 Report and EEOC Compliance The EEO-1 Report is serious business for companies who are required to file by the Equal Employment. Visit site for full story. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEO-1 Report
HR Bartender
AUGUST 23, 2015
We’ve written about notice periods and final paychecks before on HR Bartender. You can find those posts here , here and here. Today’s reader question puts the two of them together in an interesting twist.
Something Different
AUGUST 27, 2015
…Taking a break from benefits/rewards today to share the below infographic highlighting the differences between career progression in the past and career progression today. Do you agree with the assessment? As always, if you like what you see then follow Right Management on Twitter here.
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You get a job perk! And You get a job perk! Everyone gets job perks! While these perks may have helped get that stellar candidate’s foot in the door, this dynamic of severely low unemployment combined with a historically high job open rate continues with no immediate end in sight. Employers will do well to zero in on one lever many have been avoiding pulling: the almighty salary increase.
Cornerstone On Demand
AUGUST 24, 2015
Managing a learning program for a dispersed workforce carries unique challenges—with employees across different schedules and devices, fostering collaboration and ensuring accountability is difficult. General content is too vague, and highly individualized programs are tough to scale.
All Things Workplace
AUGUST 24, 2015
That isn't a "gotcha" question. It's simply a direct one. Regardless of the job title, if we're responsible for how other people perform then we're responsible for how they learn to perform even better.
WorkHuman
AUGUST 25, 2015
Hasty communication can break relationships and ruin careers. Too often we write an email or send a text without double-checking the content or being mindful of the tone of the message. We have no idea how that message will get interpreted.
Something Different
AUGUST 26, 2015
<www.businessinsider.com> Check out the below video from Mercer , which highlights the most expensive expatriate cities in the world.
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RecognizeThis!
AUGUST 26, 2015
by Lynette Silva. Image Credit: OstrichPillow.com. Recognize This!—Napping Napping during the workday makes employees more alert, innovative, and happy—making your company more profitable.
Grovo HR
AUGUST 27, 2015
More media outlets exist today than ever before. A generation ago, most people got their current events from relatively few sources: periodicals, broadcast news, and, quite literally, the water cooler.
WorkHuman
AUGUST 27, 2015
Did you know that Scandinavians actually have a word for happiness at work? In Danish, the word is arbejdsglaede —pronounced ah-bites-gleh-the.
Something Different
AUGUST 25, 2015
<www.linkedin.com> …So this evening I read another great white paper from Aon Hewitt on retiree lump sum windows.
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Visier
AUGUST 28, 2015
Amazon’s alleged “bruising workplace.” Walmart’s boost to its minimum wage. Google’s focus on diversity. HR topics like workplace culture, compensation, and diversity often go viral. But what about less “Hollywood” topics that are keeping HR and business leaders up at night?
The People Equation
AUGUST 24, 2015
m a sponsored blog partner with Spherion (a staffing and recruiting organization) and am participating in the release of findings from Spherion’s Emerging Workforce® Study (EWS). All opinions are mine. When are employees ready to step into leadership roles?
The HR Capitalist
AUGUST 25, 2015
It's the classic Catch 22. We know we shouldn't simply make the best widget maker the best widget maker manager, but. We have nothing else to base on decisions on who gets promoted to manager other than. Functional Area Expertise.
Something Different
AUGUST 24, 2015
<lifehacker.com> …Okay, so you may recall that last week I wrote a post about how employers could give employees a huge leg up on retirement savings by tweaking their plan rules to allow them to put after-tax monies into their 401(k).
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